Twenty years after North Carolina’s first lottery ticket, the poorest counties still spend far more per person on tickets than wealthier areas, renewing equity questions as education funds flow.

Mecklenburg County led North Carolina in ABC gross sales — about $280M across FY24–25 — with Tito’s Handmade Vodka topping the product lists and a state audit flagging distribution gaps.

An Army veteran and former personal chef opens Sage & Citrus at Camp North End, promising farm‑forward bowls, smoothies and seasonal soups.

HB Wealth has opened a permanent Charlotte office in Elizabeth on Seventh after recruiting a five-person J.P. Morgan private bank team that had overseen about $15 billion.

Surveillance images show a suspect in a midday robbery at the State Employees’ Credit Union on Wilkinson Boulevard. Belmont police released the photos and are seeking tips.

Flournoy Development bought nearly 52 acres from Centene in University Research Park and says it will start a two‑phase apartment project that includes about 318 units. City approvals and infrastructure work will shape the build schedule.

A Charlotte woman faces felony child-abuse charges after her 7-month-old fell from a moving vehicle and suffered a severe head injury, court papers show.

State troopers and local agencies are running extra patrols and checkpoints after officials say speed-related crash deaths rose last year.

Slingshot Social Game Club announced its South End location is permanently closed, leaving a large nightlife space vacant on West Bland Street.

CMPD says an uptown sweep last Thursday produced 170 traffic stops, 18 arrests, 11 firearms and roughly 1.26 kg of suspected narcotics. Officers focused on Uptown parks as part of 'Operation Queen City Safe.'

A person was hospitalized with life‑threatening injuries after a shooting Sunday in north Charlotte; investigators secured the scene and asked for tips.

A Mecklenburg County DA staffer was fired and charged with felony death by vehicle after a Saturday crash that killed another driver; a special prosecutor has been requested.

Jayson Tatum poured in 32 points and eight assists as the Celtics beat the Hornets 114-99 and secured Boston’s fifth straight 50-win season.